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Ideal and Actual in the Story of the Stone

Ideal and Actual in the Story of the Stone( )
Author: Levy, Dore
ISBN:978-0-231-11406-6
Publication Date:Apr 1999
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $110.00
Book Description:

Levy explores the classic Chinese novelThe Story of the Stone(also known as The Dream of the Red Chamber), illuminating the work by interpreting its four major themes: the inversion of traditional family dynamics, the function of illness and medicine in a Buddhist society, the role of poetry in a dynastic Chinese society, and the use of poetry as a vehicle for spiritual retribution.

Book Details
Pages:256
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / General
Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):0.632 x 0.92 x 0.074 Inches
Book Weight:1.074 Pounds



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